& Co: spring 1907 catalogue . turbed. It always injures the crop. When there are plenty ofbloomsonthe plants pinch off the ends of the runners. Where extra large melonsaredesired leave only 1 plant to each hill and only 1 or 2 melons on each are sometimes troublesome to the young plants before they begin torun. Dust plants with our Plant Lice Killer. (See page 21.) It is useless to try to grow good melons from any seed except carefullyselected Southern grown. If you nave Hastings melon seed you will notbe disappointed in your melon crop. Our prices on melon seed are hi
& Co: spring 1907 catalogue . turbed. It always injures the crop. When there are plenty ofbloomsonthe plants pinch off the ends of the runners. Where extra large melonsaredesired leave only 1 plant to each hill and only 1 or 2 melons on each are sometimes troublesome to the young plants before they begin torun. Dust plants with our Plant Lice Killer. (See page 21.) It is useless to try to grow good melons from any seed except carefullyselected Southern grown. If you nave Hastings melon seed you will notbe disappointed in your melon crop. Our prices on melon seed are highelthan most houses. It is strictly a case of difference in qualitr. Over halfthe melons grown in any crop are unfit, in our opinion. iave seed fromand we throw them away so far as seed saving i?»^T Pur seed w make good watermelons, melons worth eating. *4 HASTINGS WATERMELON SEED Is Striciiy Soukhcrn urown and Saved From Crops Grown Exclusively For Setd. AllSeed Taken From Selected Melons Only. No Melons Sold or Shipped From Our Crops. Hastings Augusta Rattlesnake Watermelon. Florida Favorite Our special selection and growth of FloridaFavorite has given us an unsurpassed extra early,good quality, medium sized melon,just the rightkind for home use and nearby markets. Its a large,smooth, beautifully shaped melon, of dark greencolor, irregularly striped with lighter green, veryearly and prolific. Kind cf medium i&ickness,rather tough, making it a good shipper. Flesh red,very crisp, tender and juicy. Seed white. It standsup well in hot weather, and is one of the surestcroppers. Its long shape makes it very desirable forall Southern markets. For home use it is seed, none saved from melons weighing lcsthan 20 pounds. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; %pound, 25 cents; pound, 90 cents; postpaid. In lotsof 10 pounds or over, not prepaid, 70 cents per pound. Seminole Another extra early, line quality melon fromFlorida. Long shape, melons both green and grayIn color.
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